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In the Cone of Concern: Preparing Stroke Survivors for Extreme Hurricanes
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Feb 23. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002221. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhen disasters strike, individuals living with stroke-related disability experience unique challenges and hardships. Climate change is contributing to the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including major hurricanes. Cyclonic storms that threaten the health and safety of residents living in coastal and island communities may disproportionately impact stroke survivors. Stroke sequelae may impede individuals' abilities to engage in timely preparedness and self-protective actions when such storms app...
Source: Health Physics - March 14, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Sony Issac James M Shultz Zelde Espinel Gemayaret Alvarez Lauren T Shapiro Source Type: research

Is sleep duration a risk factor for stroke?
A total of 50 to 70 million Americans have a sleep or circadian disorder, with widespread consequences for health and safety.1 Sleep health has become a national priority and a goal of the Healthy People 2020 program.2 Observational and experimental studies demonstrate that poor sleep can lead to adverse health consequences.2,3 In particular, epidemiologic studies demonstrate associations between short sleep (≤5–6 hours) and long sleep (≥8–9 hours) durations with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, compared to 7–8 hours of sleep.3
Source: Neurology - March 16, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ramos, A. R., Gangwisch, J. E. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All Sleep Disorders, All epidemiology, Cohort studies, Incidence studies EDITORIALS Source Type: research

Ischemic Stroke
Occupational health nurses play a valuable role in educating workers and supervisors about the risk factors and warning signs of ischemic stroke.
Source: Workplace Health and Safety - September 11, 2016 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Randolph, S. A. Tags: Current Topics Source Type: research

Extreme Heat Is Endangering America ’ s Workers —And Its Economy
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center 7 A.M.: COPELAND FARMS—ROCHELLE, GA Just after dawn on a recent July day in Rochelle, Ga., Silvia Moreno Ayala steps into a pair of sturdy work pants, slips on a long-sleeved shirt, and slathers her face and hands with sunscreen. She drapes a flowered scarf over her wide-brimmed hat to protect her neck and back from the punishing rays of the sun. There isn’t much she can do about the humidity, however. Morning is supposed to be the coolest part of the day, but sweat is already pooling in her rubber boots. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker / Georgia Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything feature healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Efficacy of Solitaire™ Stent Arterial Embolectomy in Treating Acute Cardiogenic Cerebral Embolism in 17 Patients.
CONCLUSIONS Solitaire stent embolectomy is a safe and effective alternative to simple venous thrombolytic therapy, and it can significantly improve short-term neurological function and long-term prognosis in acute cardiogenic cerebral embolism. PMID: 27090916 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Science Monitor - April 20, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research

The importance of extended working hours for work-related injuries
Discussion of Reduction Strategies and Behavioral Responses from a North American Perspective. Euro J Trans Infra Res. 2002;2(4). 21. POPM.gov [internet] Policy, Data, Oversight. Available from: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/work-sched ules/fact-sheets/alternative-work-schedules-compressed-work-schedules/. Accessed June 30, 2021. 22. Kivimäki M, Nyberg ST, Batty GD, Fransson EI, Heikkilä K, Alfredsson L, et al. Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet. 2012;380(9852):1491-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - August 11, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Heat Illness in Football: Current Concepts
Despite growing health and safety concerns, American football remains a vastly popular sport in the United States. Unfortunately, even with increased efforts in promoting education and hydration, the incidence of death from exertional heat stroke continues to rise. General risk factors such as hydration status, obesity, fitness level, and football-specific risk factors such as timing of training camp and equipment all contribute to the development of heat illness. At the professional level, changes have been made to effectively reduce mortality from heat stroke with no deaths since August 2001. However, there have been at ...
Source: Current Sports Medicine Reports - November 1, 2015 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Special Populations: Section Articles Source Type: research

Heat Illness in Football: Current Concepts.
Abstract Despite growing health and safety concerns, American football remains a vastly popular sport in the United States. Unfortunately, even with increased efforts in promoting education and hydration, the incidence of death from exertional heat stroke continues to rise. General risk factors such as hydration status, obesity, fitness level, and football-specific risk factors such as timing of training camp and equipment all contribute to the development of heat illness. At the professional level, changes have been made to effectively reduce mortality from heat stroke with no deaths since August 2001. However, t...
Source: Current Sports Medicine Reports - November 1, 2015 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Krohn AR, Sikka R, Olson DE Tags: Curr Sports Med Rep Source Type: research

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery review
Patients see neurosurgeons as gods, but what is the reality? Henry Marsh has written a memoir of startling candourWe go to doctors for help and healing; we don't expect them to make us worse. Most people know the aphorism taught to medical students, attributed to the ancient Greek Hippocrates but timeless in its quiet sanity: "First, do no harm." But many medical treatments do cause harm: learning how to navigate the risks of drug therapies, as well as the catastrophic consequences of botched or inadvised surgical operations, is a big part of why training doctors takes so long. Even the simplest of therapies carries the ri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Francis Tags: The Guardian Private healthcare Culture Society Reviews Books Neuroscience UK news Hospitals NHS Source Type: news

Rising prevalence of sleep apnea in US threatens public health
Public health and safety are threatened by the increasing prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea, which now afflicts at least 25 million adults in the US, according to experts. Several new studies highlight the destructive nature of obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic disease that increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke and depression.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 29, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Athlete health and safety in rowing: editorial by the FISA (rowing) Sports Medicine Commission
Rowing should become the favourite sport of our young people as no other exercise can provide them with the physical and moral qualities that they need: energy, initiative and health —Pierre de Coubertin The FISA Sports Medicine Commission advises the FISA Council and member federations on rowing-related sports medicine issues. Rowing has been part of the Olympic programme since 1896; women’s rowing was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1976 and the lightweight category was included in 1996. The first World Championships for ‘Adaptive’ (persons with a disability) rowers was in 2002. Rowing was intro...
Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - October 12, 2014 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Lacoste, A., Hannafin, J., Wilkinson, M., Smith, M., Oswald, D., Rolland, J.-C. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Moving in extreme environments: what’s extreme and who decides?
Abstract Humans work, rest and play in immensely varied extreme environments. The term ‘extreme’ typically refers to insufficiency or excess of one or more stressors, such as thermal energy or gravity. Individuals’ behavioural and physiological capacity to endure and enjoy such environments varies immensely. Adverse effects of acute exposure to these environments are readily identifiable (e.g. heat stroke or bone fracture), whereas adverse effects of chronic exposure (e.g. stress fractures or osteoporosis) may be as important but much less discernable. Modern societies have increasingly sought to protect pe...
Source: Extreme Physiology and Medicine - June 11, 2014 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

CDC National Health Report: Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality and Associated Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors-United States, 2005-2013.
This report reviews population health in the United States and provides an assessment of recent progress in meeting high-priority health objectives. The health status indicators described in this report were selected because of their direct relation to the leading causes of death and other substantial sources of morbidity and mortality and should be the focus of prevention efforts. REPORTING PERIOD COVERED: Data are reported starting in 2005 (or the earliest available year since 2005) through the current data year. Because data sources and specific indicators vary regarding when data are available, the most recent yea...
Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - October 31, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Johnson NB, Hayes LD, Brown K, Hoo EC, Ethier KA Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: research

More evidence of unpublished industry studies of lead smelter/refinery workers.
CONCLUSIONS: Because occupational lead exposure is an on-going concern for US and overseas workers, all epidemiologic studies should be made available to evaluate and update occupational health and safety standards. PMID: 26070220 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health - June 14, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Tags: Int J Occup Environ Health Source Type: research

Sun Safety at Work Canada: a multiple case-study protocol to develop sun safety and heat protection programs and policies for outdoor workers
DiscussionSolar UV and heat are both health and safety hazards. Using an occupational health and safety risk assessment and control framework, Sun Safety at Work Canada will support workplaces to assess their exposure risks, implement control strategies that build on their existing programs, and embed the controls into their existing occupational health and safety system.
Source: Implementation Science - July 10, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Desre KramerThomas TenkatePeter StrahlendorfRivka KushnerAudrey GardnerD. Holness Source Type: research